Measuring cortisol in hair and saliva from dogs: Coat color and pigment differences

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 171-180

  Bennett, A ^a   Hayssen, V ^a  

^a SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Canis; Eumelanin; Glucocorticoid; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; Pheomelanin; Stress

Indexed keywords

EUMELANIN; HYDROCORTISONE; MELANIN; PHEOMELANIN; PIGMENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOG; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HAIR; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; SALIVA;

ANIMALS; DOGS; FEMALE; HAIR; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MELANINS; PIGMENTATION; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; SALIVA;

AGOUTI; ANIMALIA; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 77956343373     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2010.04.003     Document Type: Article

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